Curtain-hanger.



J. H. BOYE,

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION men JULY 5. 1917.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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' lofticularly to citizen of the United JAMES H. BOYE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Assrenoa ro zrn vrns 11-. iaoir n'nnnorno'ronme COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, a ORPO ATION or ILLINOIS.-:

, "lCURTAIN-HA KGEK v: Sp cat of Letters latent Patented Nov. 13, 1 91 7.

' "Application filed iu s, 1917. Serial no, 178,567; i

Todll'wkomi'z't may concern: 'Be it known that I, Jams H. Bonn-a cage, in the county of Cook and State-of Illinois, hf've invented 'certain n'ew and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers, of

followingisa specification.

and has reference fmore parthat type ofsuch devices which 7 employ v brackets attached to the window or is'toprov'i "door casings and'rodsor poles that are detachably mounted 'onand supported by said -brackets. -.Q Q

The main obj a main curtain and aside it shall be possible to appl or remove either i the other" In. some curtain hangers of this i kind the inner vends of the short side drape rods are hookedfover or otherwise support-V .ed onthe main'eurtain frod. I have found that this is objectionable because tending to j ftear',

rod lies Another object prmy present inis to provide an'improved jection :by supporting'- thefinner ends ofthe side drape rods on .independ'ent braCketSL that are so shaped and located as to be practically invisible 'fromthe front 'of-ftheicurter.

a curtain and side drape hangerbut', may be used generally. with the" style of rod and. V supporting bracket herein shown, resides in 1a new-and improved separablejoint betweend, an end ofthe rod" and th ereceiving socket i of its supporting )bracket.v which vvlocks the all service requirements {and yet permits the two to be easily separated when necessary to take down thecurtain manner of use, and the My invention, its

of'the inventiomiand wherein Y Figure lis a front" elevation brokenjout ect of present invention f de an improved QUI ftS iFhaHger of of Fig. 4. the general type referred .to' which is" adape ed to support both I [drape 01' pair of side. drapes,'a'nd in which 20 the main 0111132111110? theside drape or drapes 5 independently of and without disturbingw rust otherwise injure the hemtf.

L the main curtain in which the 'main curtmn i V a .e mmih re constrzuction wherein I. vobvlate theabove obi To the bar 10 a erably by a single screw l6"fonning ajpiv- ,otal or, swlngmg connection, ,t'wo, inter edt,

rod in the bracket WltllfSllffiGlGIlt force for advantages inhering therein will-be readily understood by those skilledfin the art'from States, residing at Chlthe 'subj oined description taken in 'eonnec- I embodiment :tion with thea-ccompanying drawing which' showsa practical and preferred between its'ends'of the curtain hanger; I g

' Fig. 2 isjatop planview ofFig. 1 i

1 Big. 3 is an enlarged'cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig.4-is a detailinner sideelevation of one of the joints between the end of ered a and" its supporting bracket Fig. ,5 is" a 'cross section en the has I Referring to the"draw ing, 10

ing directly in iront o fitheflatterg 14: and

'15 designate 'jthejtwo teliescjoping' sections of an 'extensiblejma'in curtain rod, the ends of the endobracket's; 1. i

re" also mommies: erwetd y a do ward y "cu edtody portion 17 overhanging the ma emit 'in' fed." and {a horiz tally curved atebr a'ekets, each'of which, asherein shown,

[hate the upper cross-bar of alwindowcas ng I to which my improved curtain hanger is'applied To this bar are secured asby screws 11a pair: ofend brackets each comprising a pair of'cnrvedarms12' and 13 that termi-v nate at their free ends inrod-receivingsock ets'12" and-13 respectively, the "former lyarm"'-18a-t'. the .low'eri'end thereof that lies,

di ectly infront of them i rcurtain rod and term nates at its ,f'ree-lendin a rod-receiving socket 18, n that is. in 'alinement with and faces the, frontsocket12" of one of the end brackets." 19 and 20' designatefthejtwotele scoping sections of an eXtensibleside-drape rod, the ends whichilatterf al ies; removably engaged with and; supported by f the frontsocket 12 of. an" endbracket. and the ali'ne'd socket 18. of. an intermediate bracket; 11. Both the main and side-drape i'ods hel'ein shown areof the substantially flat hollow 7. type, but it should hefunderstoodthatfthe V specific jorm or typeof rod employed is immaterial to the present invention in the loo broad aspect of the latter. For thepurposes, l1OWVI',Of thist-y'peof rod 1 have devised an improved ]Ol11t for removably connecting'the end'o'fa rod to its supporting ,receives this wire loop extension the rod I is indented to form onlts nner surface a substantiallycircular convex fling or protuberance 23. The loop 21 is made of spring wire, and as the partsare iorced together 7 under relative endwise movement, the loop 21 bends" sidewise and springs over {and around the protuberance '23, thereby looking' the end of the rod in the socket with fsutficient 'jtorce to prevent any accidental displacement. A sligl1t -pull, however, suflices to separate them whenever it s, necessary or desired to remove the curtain or side-drape from its supporting rod.

The side-drape rods are sometimes made ina single piece. Such a rod may readily be removed by simply swinging the intermediate bracket on its fasteningscrew 16 aw from the end ofthe rodfand then withdrawing the other end of the latter from the socket 124015 the end bracket, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig".v 1.

It, is believed that'the subject-matter ofv 'th'isinv'ention and the'i'nanner in which it accomplishes the stated purposes androbjects thereof will be clearly understood without further description. lTe-nca-nfithout limiting' the invention to the exact details shown cured to fa window casing, an intern'iediate "bracketada pted to be secured to'the window casing between said end brackets, a "main curtain rod removably connected'at its ends to and supported by said end brackets respectively, and a side-drape rod. remo'vably "connected atits ends toand supported by said intermediate bracket and one of said 'end brackets. V I

2. In a curtain'hanger, the combination of a pair offend brackets adapted to be secured toa windowcasinf; and each forming an end i support for main and side-drape rods, 'a'pair of intermediate brackets adapted to be securedto the window casing between sald end brackets and each formingfan endsupport for aside-drape rod, a main curtain-rod reinovably connected at its ends to'and supcombination of a pair of end brackets adapted jto be'se-' -'ported by said end brackets respectively, and a pair of side-drape rods each removably connected at its ends to and supported by one of said intermediate and end brackets respectivelyr p 8. In a curtain hanger, the combination of a pairof end brackets adapted to be secured to a window casing and each formed with front and rear rod-receiving sockets, aspair of intermediate brackets adapted to be se- "cured to the "window casing between said end brackets and each formed with a rod-receiv- .ing socket in alinementwith the'frontsocket "of-said endbra'ck'et's, H ll 13in curtain rod engag-ed at its ends with and si'ip'p'ortedby the rearsockets of said endbr'a'ck'ets, and sidedrape "rods engaged their ends with and supported by the sockets of said intermedr ateijbraekets vand the trontsockets of "said endbraekem;

in a curtain hanger, the combination of' a pai'r of end brackets adapted tobe "se cured to awindow casing :and' each forming an end support "for and side-drape "rods, a main "curtainrod"removably connected at its ends toand su .)portedbyfsaid lend] bjrael ts respectively, a pa "o'tintermediate b ackets adapted to"be"piv'otally secured to the 'win'10w casing between said 'end brackets, each of "s'aid "intermediate bracketsoverhanging said main curtain rod fora -side}drape "rod, and a pair "of side- 'di'ape rods each 'removably connected at its {ends to aml susported ibyi one of said intermediate and end bracketsfrespectively.

Ina curtain hanger, the combinationof pair of end brackets adapted "to be seciii'ed to 'afwindow casing and eachformedwith front andiear rod' receiving sockets, amain "'cui ainiod engaged at itsends with'"-and l uinjorted by the rear sockets of'sa id end f'biackets, ja pair of intermediatefbi'ackets adapted "to be jpivotally secured to "the window casing between *said end brackets, "each of said intermediate brackets overhanging fsaid main'c'urtain rod and at "its' fre'e end formed ,with'a rod-receivingsocket in alinemm 'w'ith theiront sockets pf saide'nd "brackets, fandbside drape' rods engai ged at their e'nd'sfwith and supported by the sockets f'said intermediate brackets and thefi'ont socketsof said end brackets.

GK'In "a. curtainhang'er, the combin ation with a 'subs'tantiallyfiatrod, of a spring wire loop secured to and projecting from an "end of said rod, anda supporting bracket having a'fla't receivingh'ead or socket for'said wire 11001:, 'side wall of said socket bein g formed \vith[ an inturned"protuberance over i and around which said wire loop is sprung under a relative endwise sliding I movement "of "said loop socket y A V 7. In a cnrtainhanger,"'thetombination d at its free end providing an end support With a substantially flat rod, of a spring indented to forma substantially circular in- Wire loop of a substantially semi-circular ternal protuberance having a convex surform secured to and projecting from an end face over and around which said Wire 100p of said rod, and a supporting bracket having is sprung under a relative endwise sliding 10 5 a flat receiving head or socket for said Wire movement of said loop and socket.

loop, the outer side Wall of said socket being JAMES H. BOYE.

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